Ligustrum vulgare
Common Privet, European Privet
Also known as: Ligustrum album Gueldenst. +18 more
- Ligustrum album Gueldenst.
- Ligustrum album Gueldenst. ex Ledeb.
- Ligustrum angustifolium Gilib.
- Ligustrum decipiens Gand.
- Ligustrum insulare Decne.
- Ligustrum insulense Decne.
- Ligustrum italicum Mill.
- Ligustrum lodense Glogau
- Ligustrum occidentale Gand., 1882
- Ligustrum oviforme Gand.
- Ligustrum sempervirens Mazziari
- Ligustrum vicinum Gand.
- Ligustrum vulgare f. argenteovariegatum (Weston) Rehder
- Ligustrum vulgare f. aureovariegatum (Weston) Schelle
- Ligustrum vulgare f. aureum (H.Jaeger) Dippel
- Ligustrum vulgare f. auriflorum (Hoefker) Rehder
- Ligustrum vulgare f. buxifolium (G.Nicholson) Rehder
- Ligustrum vulgare f. chlorocarpum (Loudon) Schelle
- Ligustrum vulgare f. densiflorum (C.K.Schneid.) Rehder
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Oleaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.
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Ligustrum vulgare (commonly known as Common Privet or European Privet) is a shrub within the Oleaceae family. It originates in Africa, Temperate Asia, and Europe. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA, ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caucasus, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Africa, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Western Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Krym, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Arkansas, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Canary Is., Central European Russia, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, South European Russia, Tasmania, Vermont, Wisconsin